Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor

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Why Pixar’s “Newt” got neutered (Ep. 247) Jan 23, 2024

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Jim Hill starts off this week’s show with a solo news section. Then Drew Taylor joins the fun in a pre-taped segment that looks back at Gary Rydstrom’s animated films

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

How many Annie nominations did Pixar’s “Elemental” receive this year

Which William Shakespeare play provided the inspiration for “Strange Magic”

What Pixar movie were the blobby alien characters seen in “Lifted” originally designed for

When is the sequel to “Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey” supposed to arrive in theaters

How well did Pixar’s “Soul” do when it was finally released to theaters earlier this month

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How Hanna-Barbera got started in animation for television (Ep. 246) Jan 16, 2024

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In a solo show this week, Jim Hill starts things off by recapping what happened at this year’s Golden Globe. He shares what he’s heard about the lay-offs that are reportedly coming to Pixar Animation Studios later this year.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about;

When will the Blu-ray version of Disney’s “Wish” be hitting store shelves

Where did Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera set up their first animation-for-television studio in Hollywood

What do Disneyland fans have to say about the “Pixar Fest” marquee / photo-up that weill be set in that theme park later this Spring

Which infamous Hollywood mogul from the 1940s & 1940s helped fund the creation of H-B Enterprises, Inc.

Why is the “Superman” TV series from the 1950s (i.e., the one that starred George Reeves) sometimes associated with Charlie Chaplin

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Which animated features were released first by Disney Home Video (Ep. 245) Jan 09, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing which animated films are up for awards at the 2024 Golden Globes. They take a look at some of the superhero-themed animation that’s headed your way.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

What did Disney initially charge for VHS and beta versions of that Studio’s films

When will Season 2 of “Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur” debut on the Disney Channel

Which four US cities did Walt Disney Home Video field-test the idea of selling VHS copies of the Studio’s film

When did DC Comics first publish its “Crisis on Infinite Earths” series

Which three Golden Globes was “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” up for this year

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When did Disney’s villains start singing? (Ep. 244) Jan 02, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking at how Illumination’s “Migration” is doing at the box office. They then look at how network television & streaming services are handling animated series differently.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

What do the Fairy Godmother in Disney’s “Cinderella” & the Red Queen in “Alice in Wonderland” have in common
How did “Archer” wrap its 14 season long run on FXX
Why do you NOT want to take the tour of the Warner Bros. lot over the holiday season
How many different names did “My Peoples” have while it was in production at Walt Disney Feature Animation – Florida
After Andreas Deja stepped away from “Kingdom of the Sun,” which Disney animated feature did he then go work on

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DWA’s “The Prince of Egypt” celebrates its 25th anniversary (Ep. 243) Dec 26, 2023

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing why Hollywood is celebrating Dick Van Dyke’s 98th birthday. They then chat about what impact the rumored merger of Warner Bros Discovery & Paramount could have on animation

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 242: Netflix’s “Leo” out-shines Disney’s “Wish” this holiday season Dec 19, 2023

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill return with an all-new edition of this animation news podcast. They pay tribute to master animator Mark Henn, who is retiring from the Mouse House after 44 years

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Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 241: Which 1960s sitcom stars wound up voicing characters for Disney Nov 14, 2023

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Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by describing what it was like to attend the world premiere of Disney’s “Wish” at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theater. Then Jim Hill looks back at how the success of Disney’s “Aristocats” influenced the development of the Studio’s next animated feature, “Robin Hood”

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Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 240: Why Disney decided to make a “Big Hero 6” movie Nov 07, 2023

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing Walt Disney Animation Studios production workers decision to unionize. They then talk about box office projections for Disney’s “Wish” (which debuts in theaters on November 22nd)

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Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 239: And the first animated Halloween special for television was … Oct 31, 2023

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It’s an unusual episode this week, folks. Drew Taylor does a quick drive-by while he covers this year’s Lightbox Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center. And then Jim Hill pays tribute to Matthew Perry & Richard Moll

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Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 238: Skydance Animation shifts distribution of its films from Apple to Netflix Oct 24, 2023

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Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by talking about the two panels he hosted at this year’s “Animation is Film” festival in Hollywood. Then Jim Hill pays tribute to Edward Bleier, the ABC executive who persuaded Warner Bros. to allow its library of “Looney Tunes” to be shown on television

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